Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)

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Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)
Sticky Fingers - Westway.png
Studio album by
Released30 September 2016
RecordedJanuary – February 2016
StudioKarma Sound Studios
Bang Saray, Thailand and Sydney, Australia
Length39:36
Label Sureshaker
Producer Dann Hume
Sticky Fingers chronology
Land of Pleasure
(2014)
Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)
(2016)
Yours to Keep
(2019)
Singles from Westway (The Glitter & the Slums)
  1. "Outcast at Last"
    Released: 23 March 2016
  2. "Our Town"
    Released: 15 July 2016
  3. "Sad Songs"
    Released: 9 November 2016

Westway (The Glitter & the Slums) is the third studio album by Australian rock band Sticky Fingers, released through Sureshaker on 30 September 2016. [1] It was produced by Dann Hume, who produced the band's second album, Land of Pleasure, and co-produced their debut album Caress Your Soul. Westway (The Glitter & the Slums) debuted at number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart, making it the band's first number 1 album in Australia. [2]

Contents

The album's release was preceded by the first single "Outcast at Last" in March 2016, the second single "Our Town" in July 2016 and the third single "Sad Songs" November 2016.

At the J Awards of 2016, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. [3]

Recording and production

Dann Hume returned to produce the album after producing the band's second album Land of Pleasure and co-producing debut album Caress Your Soul. Hume had also previously produced albums for Lisa Mitchell, Snakadaktal and Matt Corby. According to lead guitarist Seamus Coyle the band chose to work with Hume again because of their longtime working relationship and he "knows how to get the best" out of them. [4] Bassist Paddy Cornwall said that Hume had become a close friend of the band and they have a comfortable working relationship with him. [4]

The album was mostly recorded over the course of a month at Karma Sound Studios in Bang Saray, Thailand in early 2016. [5] Frost and Cornwall wrote the lyrics of the album. Two songs, "Something Strange" featuring Australian rapper Remi and "Amillionite", were recorded in Sydney. "Something Strange" was recorded in Sydney because the band invited Remi to collaborate on the song when he came to them to borrow a drum kit while he was visiting Sydney. [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Sticky Fingers (Daniel Neurath, Dylan Frost, Eric da Silva Gruener, Paddy Cornwall & Seamus Coyle) unless noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One by One" 3:53
2."Outcast at Last" 2:32
3."Sad Songs" 3:23
4."Angel" 3:57
5."Our Town"
  • Dann Hume
  • Frost
  • Neurath
  • da Silva Gruener
  • Cornwall
  • Coyle
3:14
6."Westway"
  • Hume
  • Frost
  • Neurath
  • da Silva Gruener
  • Cornwall
  • Coyle
3:25
7."Something Strange"
  • Neurath
  • Frost
  • da Silva Gruener
  • Cornwall
  • Remi Kolawole
  • Coyle
  • Taras Hrubyj-Piper
3:39
8."Flight 101"
  • Hume
  • Frost
  • Neurath
  • da Silva Gruener
  • Cornwall
  • Coyle
3:48
9."Tongue & Cheek" 3:28
10."Amillionite"
  • Frost
  • Neurath
  • da Silva Gruener
  • Cornwall
  • Coyle
  • Hrubyj-Piper
3:25
11."No Divide" 4:52
Total length:39:36

Personnel

Sticky Fingers

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Gold35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia30 September 2016 Digital download, CD, LP Sureshaker MusicSURESHAKER001 / SURESHAKER002

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